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TER
0.55% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
EUR 5,368 m
Inception Date
31 March 2023
Holdings
29
Overview
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Description
The VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A seeks to track the MarketVector Global Defense Industry index. The MarketVector Global Defense Industry index tracks the performance of companies worldwide that are engaged in the military or defense industry.
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Basics
Data
| Index | MarketVector Global Defense Industry |
| Investment focus | Equity, World, Industrials |
| Fund size | EUR 5,368 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.55% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Full replication) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 21.64% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 31 March 2023 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | VanEck |
| Fund Structure | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | VanEck Asset Management B.V. |
| Custodian Bank | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | KPMG Ireland |
| Fiscal Year End | 31 December |
| Swiss representative | Zeidler Regulatory Services (Switzerland) AG |
| Swiss paying agent | Helvetische Bank AG |
| Tax data | Bundesanzeiger | |
| Germany | 30% tax rebate | |
| Switzerland | ESTV Reporting | |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund | |
| UK | UK Reporting | |
| Indextype | Total return index |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | |
| Securities lending | No |
| Securities lending counterparty |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A.
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 29
66.30%
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 10.24% |
| Leonardo SpA | 8.38% |
| Thales SA | 7.57% |
| RTX | 6.93% |
| HANWHA AEROSPACE Co., Ltd. | 6.50% |
| SAAB | 6.41% |
| Leidos Holdings | 6.28% |
| Curtiss-Wright | 5.54% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Hldg | 4.27% |
| Elbit Systems | 4.18% |
Sectors
| Industrials | 79.91% |
| Technology | 11.22% |
| Other | 8.87% |
As of 30/05/2025
ETF Savings plan offers
Here you can find information about the savings plan availability of the ETF. You can use the table to compare all savings plan offers for the selected savings rate.
Select your savings amount:
| Broker | Rating | Execution fee | Account fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 0.00€ | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 7/2025; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Execution fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Order fees
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Order volume:
| Broker | Rating | Order fee | ETF savings plans | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.99€ | 2736 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1457 | View offer* | |
| | 1.00€ | 2407 | View offer* | |
 | 0.00€ | 1637 | View offer* | |
| | 0.00€ | 1687 | View offer* |
Source: justETF Research; As of 7/2025; *Affiliate link
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
— The offers are sorted in the following way: 1. Rating 2. Order fee 3. Number of ETF savings plans.
— No guarantee can be given for the completeness and correctness of the information listed. The information provided by the online brokers is decisive. In addition to the indicated broker fees, additional costs (e.g. spreads, gratuities and product costs) may apply.
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +38.23% |
| 1 month | +1.50% |
| 3 months | +18.60% |
| 6 months | +34.55% |
| 1 year | +63.28% |
| 3 years | - |
| 5 years | - |
| Since inception (MAX) | +160.13% |
| 2024 | +52.70% |
| 2023 | - |
| 2022 | - |
| 2021 | - |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 21.64% |
| Volatility 3 years | - |
| Volatility 5 years | - |
| Return per risk 1 year | 2.92 |
| Return per risk 3 years | - |
| Return per risk 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -11.28% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -11.28% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borsa Italiana | EUR | DFNS | - - | - - | - |
| gettex | EUR | DFEN | - - | - - | - |
| Borsa Italiana | EUR | - | DFNS IM DFNSEUIV | DFNS.MI DFNSEURINAV=IHSM | |
| Euronext Paris | EUR | DFNS | DFNS FP DFNSEUIV | DFNS.PA DFNSEURINAV=IHSM | |
| London Stock Exchange | USD | DFNS | DFNS LN DFNSUSIV | DFNS.L DFNSINAV=IHSM | |
| London Stock Exchange | GBP | DFNG | DFNG LN DFNSUSIV | DFNG.L | |
| SIX Swiss Exchange | CHF | DFNS | DFNS SE | DFNS.S | |
| XETRA | EUR | DFEN | DFEN GY DFNSEUIV | DFEN.DE DFNSEURINAV=IHSM |
Further information
Further ETFs with similar investment focus
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | 564 | 0.35% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Global X Defence Tech UCITS ETF USD Accumulating | 233 | 0.50% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| First Trust Indxx Global Aerospace & Defence UCITS ETF Class A Accumulation | 29 | 0.65% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Invesco Defence Innovation UCITS ETF Acc | 26 | 0.35% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Global X Europe Focused Defence Tech UCITS ETF EUR Accumulating Share Class | 2 | 0.40% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
Frequently asked questions
What is the name of DFEN?
The name of DFEN is VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A.
What is the ticker of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A?
The primary ticker of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A is DFEN.
What is the ISIN of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A?
The ISIN of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A is IE000YYE6WK5.
What are the costs of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A?
The total expense ratio (TER) of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A amounts to 0.55% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A paying dividends?
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A?
The fund size of VanEck Defense UCITS ETF A is 5,368m Euro. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
— Data provided by Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite Inc., gettex, FactSet and justETF GmbH. Quotes are either real-time (gettex) or 15 minutes delayed stock exchange quotes or NAVs (daily published by the fund provider). By default, ETF returns include dividend payments (if applicable). There is no warranty for completeness, accuracy and correctness for the displayed information.